Picture No | 10438942 |
Date | 1864 |
Description | Petersburg, Virginia, from General Lee's headquarters |
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The Civil War in America : a view of Petersburg, Virginia, and its suburbs from General Lee's headquarters. The upper panorama is intended to join the lower one end to end. The tents of the Federal soldiers are seen upon rising ground at the extreme left of the upper half, while at the lower right corner of the lower half General Lee is depicted with his staff officers, watching the enemy's movements through field-glasses.
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Source | Engraving in The Illustrated London News 3 September 1864 page 236 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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